By ounces hung his locks that he had.
Chaucer.
Fluid ounce. See under Fluid, n.
Ounce, n. [F. once; cf. It. lonza, Sp. onza; prob. for lonce, taken as
l'once, fr. L. lynx, Gr. &?;, or an (assumed) fem. adj. lyncea, from
lynx. Cf. Lynx.] (Zoöl.) A feline quadruped (Felis irbis, or uncia)
resembling the leopard in size, and somewhat in color, but it has
longer and thicker fur, which forms a short mane on the back. The ounce
is pale yellowish gray, with irregular dark spots on the neck and
limbs, and dark rings on the body. It inhabits the lofty mountain
ranges of Asia. Called also once.
{ Ound"ed (?), Oun"dy (?), } a. [F. ondé, -ée, fr. onde, L. unda, a
wave.] Wavy; waving&?; curly. [Obs.] "Owndie hair." Chaucer.